Way over-rated: the best way to loose what we call "faith" is to read it, for it is so inconsistent and "historical" that it is not believable, unlessWay over-rated: the best way to loose what we call "faith" is to read it, for it is so inconsistent and "historical" that it is not believable, unless through a kind of "bad faith"...To save it: it is a very interesting cultural document for understanding some of the plight & the drama of our western societies....more

One of the key works to have totally understand our contemporary world. But in order to fully comprehend it one has to master a little bit Hegel, LukaOne of the key works to have totally understand our contemporary world. But in order to fully comprehend it one has to master a little bit Hegel, Lukacs' History and Class Consciousness, Marx (of course) as well as some of the great classical moralists like Baltazar Gracian or de Retz....more